Danaus plexippus
milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae
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Summary
Danaus plexippus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,511 views/month, #307 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Danaus[5]
- Taxon name: Danaus plexippus[6]
- Commons category: Danaus plexippus[7]
- Unicode character: [8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Danaus plexippus[9]
- Commons gallery: Danaus plexippus[10]
- Main food source: Apocynaceae[11]
- Original combination: Papilio plexippus[12]
- Taxon common name: glöyn y llaethlys[13], monarchvlinder[14], 帝王斑蝶[15], 帝王蝶[16], 君主斑蝶[17], 大樺斑蝶[18], 褐脈棕斑蝶[19], monarch butterfly[20], monarch[21], common tiger wanderer[22], monarque[23], monarca[24], caparina monarca[25], farfalla monarca[26]
- Wingspan: 90 millimetre[27]
- Has host: Gomphocarpus fruticosus[28], Asclepias curassavica[29], Asclepias[30], Asclepias amplexicaulis[31], Asclepias asperula[32], Asclepias cordifolia[33], Asclepias curtissii[34], Asclepias fascicularis[35], Asclepias hirtella[36], Asclepias lanceolata[37], Asclepias oenotheroides[38], Asclepias subulata[39], Asclepias syriaca[40], Asclepias verticillata[41]
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Identifiers
Danaus plexippus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13037[42]. Danaus plexippus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2682739[43]. Danaus plexippus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5133088[44]. Danaus plexippus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117273[45].
Why It Matters
Danaus plexippus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]